Revenge Stories When People Get Way Too Personal

I hated TT with a passion. The biggest reason being that the boys would take over the building of the toy and the girls did the secretarial work (listing results, surveying the groups, writing final reports, etc). It wasn’t fair but I was always too afraid to speak my mind and ask to help to build (something I’ve always enjoyed).

But the 8th-grade year was the one that almost broke me because of one kid.

Enter Carlos (not his real name). Carlos was in 7th grade but was touted as a math and science genius. He had to go to the local high school to take math/science classes because none of the teachers at our school were qualified to teach at his level.

He also prided himself on being a cool kid and had a gang of sycophants follow him around, reaffirming his greatness.

In reality, Carlos was a little punk who honestly should’ve used a lesson or two in the school of hard knocks. He was a jerk to the highest degree, always looked down on everyone else, and since his parents (who were honestly Lucius and Narcissa Malfoy come to life) defended his actions and threatened everyone around them.

Because it was a private school and Carlos’ parents were big donors, even the teachers were limited in what they could and couldn’t do to discipline him. The worst they could do was detention but he just shrugged it off.

Seriously, unless he killed somebody, Carlos was untouchable.

Janice and I were thrilled to be in the same group… until we learned we’d be paired with Carlos. Carlos immediately took over the project and bossed Janice and me around. Janice and I were favorite targets for Carlos and his sycophants because we were quiet, kept to ourselves, and just focused on our work.